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BRITISH TRADITIONS BRITISH TRADITIONS Every country has its own traditions Every country has its own traditions and customs. In Britain traditions and customs. In Britain traditions play a very important role in the life play a very important role in the life of people. The British are proud of of people. The British are proud of their traditions and keep them their traditions and keep them carefully. carefully.

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Britain is full of culture Britain is full of culture and traditions which and traditions which have been around for have been around for hundreds of years. hundreds of years.  It is known that the It is known that the English are stay-at- English are stay-at- home people. “There home people. “There is no place like home”, is no place like home”, they say. When they they say. When they don't work they like to don't work they like to spend their days off at spend their days off at home with their home with their families. families.

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English people like domestic animals. Every English people like domestic animals. Every family has a pet: a dog, a cat or a bird. family has a pet: a dog, a cat or a bird.

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Politeness is a characteristic feature of Politeness is a characteristic feature of Englishmen. They often say “Thank you”, Englishmen. They often say “Thank you”, “Sorry”, “Beg your pardon”. “Sorry”, “Beg your pardon”.

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Englishmen's home Englishmen's home People all over the world People all over the world know the saying: “The know the saying: “The Englishmen’s home is Englishmen’s home is his castle”. They like his castle”. They like to live in small houses to live in small houses with a small garden. A with a small garden. A typical feature of an typical feature of an English house is a English house is a fireplace, that's why fireplace, that's why many of them prefer many of them prefer the open fire to the open fire to central heating. central heating.

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English meals English meals  They say that English They say that English people keep to their people keep to their traditions even in meals. traditions even in meals.  They eat eggs and bacon They eat eggs and bacon with toasts for breakfast, with toasts for breakfast, pudding or apple pie for pudding or apple pie for dessert. dessert.  Porridge is the dish Porridge is the dish Englishmen are very fond Englishmen are very fond of. Many of them eat of. Many of them eat porridge with milk and porridge with milk and sugar for breakfast. sugar for breakfast.

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Tea-drinkers Tea-drinkers The English are tea- The English are tea- drinkers. They have it drinkers. They have it many times a day. many times a day. Some Englishmen Some Englishmen have tea for breakfast, have tea for breakfast, tea in lunch time, tea tea in lunch time, tea after dinner, tea at after dinner, tea at tea-time and tea with tea-time and tea with supper. Some English supper. Some English families have "high families have "high tea" or big tea and no tea" or big tea and no supper. The supper. The Englishmen always Englishmen always drink tea out of cups, drink tea out of cups, never out of glasses. never out of glasses.

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. They have also English and British traditions of sport, They have also English and British traditions of sport, music and many royal occasions. music and many royal occasions.

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Coronation Day Coronation Day  It marks the It marks the anniversary of the anniversary of the date when date when Elizabeth II Elizabeth II became queen became queen

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The queen's telegram The queen's telegram  The Queen “s The Queen “s telegram is not a telegram is not a very old custom very old custom but it is for very but it is for very old people. old people.  Every British Every British person gets a person gets a telegram from the telegram from the Queen on their Queen on their one-hundredth one-hundredth birthday birthday

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Changing of the Guards Changing of the Guards  Changing of the Changing of the Guards is a very Guards is a very beautiful tradition. beautiful tradition.  Every morning tourists Every morning tourists go to watch the go to watch the ceremony at ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At Buckingham Palace. At 11.30 the guard that 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the stands in front of the palace change. palace change.

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Pancake Day Pancake Day Pancake Day is Pancake Day is celebrated on Shrove celebrated on Shrove Tuesday in spring at Tuesday in spring at the beginning of Lent. the beginning of Lent. Lent is a period of 40 Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter. days before Easter. Pancake Day is Pancake Day is traditionally a day of traditionally a day of celebration, the last celebration, the last day that you can eat day that you can eat what you want until what you want until Easter. Easter.

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Well, on this day in England families Well, on this day in England families usually have pancakes for dinner. At usually have pancakes for dinner. At schools the children and teachers schools the children and teachers have pancakes for school dinner, and have pancakes for school dinner, and in restaurants customers ask for in restaurants customers ask for pancakes, too. pancakes, too. Pancake Day is a funny custom. It is Pancake Day is a funny custom. It is famous for an unusual race with famous for an unusual race with frying pans and pancakes. frying pans and pancakes.

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Guy Fawkes” Night Guy Fawkes” Night  Guy Fawkes” Night is Guy Fawkes” Night is observed on the 5 observed on the 5 th th of of November when November when people in Britain light people in Britain light fireworks and burn a fireworks and burn a straw guy on a straw guy on a bonfire. This bonfire. This celebration is often celebration is often associated with associated with collecting money for collecting money for charity charity